Abstract: An image sensor includes a first capacitor for sampling a coarse ramp signal, a second capacitor for sampling a sum of a voltage of the first capacitor and a fine ramp signal, and a comparator for generating a comparison signal obtained by comparing a pixel voltage received from a pixel with the voltage of the first capacitor voltage or a voltage of the second capacitor. The image sensor further includes a data output unit for outputting bit data corresponding to the pixel, based on the comparison signal.

Abstract: A wearable bottom garment for preventing hip dislocation includes a first strap extending from the upper side of the left hip joint to the lower side of the right hip joint, and a second strap extending from the upper side of the right hip joint to the lower side of the left hip joint, wherein the first strap presses the upper side of the left hip joint from top to bottom, and presses the lower side of the right hip joint from bottom to top, and the second strap presses the upper side of the right hip joint from top to bottom, and presses the lower side of the left hip joint from bottom to top.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved electrical characteristics by adjusting an aspect ratio gradient of primary particles included in a secondary particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder includes a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder, and an automated media tray to receive the media from the media path, with the automated media tray to be positioned based on input of the media to the media path.

Abstract: A heating sticker includes a protective layer, a thermogenic layer, an electrode layer, a cover layer and an adhesive layer, which are superposed in order. The thermogenic layer is a conductive film with transparent carbon nanobuds and defined with a heating area and a non-heating area. The heating area is disposed with insulative grooves. The non-heating area is distributed with micro blocks which are arranged insulatively. The electrode layer has a conductive wire and a ground wire. The conductive wire surrounds the heating area in a non-closed shape. The ground wire is located between the front end and the rear end of the conductive wire and connected to a periphery of the heating area. Conductivity of each of the conductive wire and the ground wire is higher than conductivity of the thermogenic layer. An outer surface of the cover layer is a modified surface which is treated with plasma.

Abstract: Provided is a boil-off gas compressor for LNG-fueled vessels using LNG as fuel for a propulsion engine thereof. The boil-off gas compressor includes: compressor housings in which impellers are rotatably arranged; a motor housing in which a motor is disposed to drive the impellers; and a bearing for rotatably supporting rotation shafts, which transfer rotation drive force of the motor to the impellers. The compressor housings may be integrally formed with the motor housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a marker composition for selecting a living modified organism, which allows transformation and the production of a target product without antibiotics or antibiotic resistance genes, a living modified organism, a method of transforming an organism, and a method of producing a target product. The present invention provides a marker composition for selecting a living modified organism, which may basically prevent problems caused by the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes and produce a target product at a high yield, a living modified organism, a method of transforming an organism, and a method of producing a target product.

Abstract: A rebreathing apparatus having inhaled oxygen mixing and exhaled carbon dioxide removal functions, enabling rebreathing by maintaining the amount of breathing oxygen by inhalation and removing carbon dioxide discharged by exhalation. The rebreathing apparatus includes a mask having one side to which an inhalation hose is connected and the other side to which an exhalation hose is connected; an exhaled breath storing container storing exhaled breath; a filter removing carbon dioxide; an inhaled breath storing container storing the air having passed through the filter; an oxygen storing container supplying oxygen to the inhalation storing container; a decompressor installed at an inlet of the oxygen storing container; an oxygen mixing module mixing the oxygen discharged through the oxygen supplying hose with the air; and a controller controlling operations of the exhaled breath storing container, the inhaled breath storing container, the oxygen storing container, the filter, and the oxygen mixing module.

Abstract: A methane cracking apparatus includes a supply pipeline that supplies a gas, a reactor having an interior space, and in which a catalyst for decomposing the gas may be disposed in the interior space, an agitator provided in the interior space and that agitates a material in the interior space, a first discharge pipeline connected to the reactor and that discharges decomposition materials generated as the gas may be decomposed, and a second discharge pipeline connected to the reactor, that discharges the decomposition materials, and disposed on an upper side of the first discharge pipeline.

Abstract: A battery cell thermal insulator configured for mitigating a thermal event in a battery is provided. The battery cell thermal insulator includes a metal plate configured for providing rigidity to the battery cell thermal insulator. The battery cell thermal insulator further includes a layer of inorganic intumescent composite material disposed upon one side of the metal plate configured for providing thermal resistivity.

Abstract: An embodiment electrochemical device includes a first separator including a first channel and a first land disposed in a first direction, a second separator including a second channel and a second land disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second separator being stacked on the first separator, and contact patterns provided on the first separator and disposed on the first channel so as to be in contact with the second separator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst complex for a fuel cell. The catalyst complex includes a support including carbon (C), platinum (Pt) supported on the support, and an iridium (Ir) compound supported on the support, and the iridium compound includes at least one of iridium oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1, IrOx, and iridium-transition-metal oxide represented by Chemical Formula 2, IrMOx, wherein M is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Cu, Ni and combinations thereof, and x is from 1 to 2.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a front surface, side surfaces extending from sides of the front surface, and a corner between the side surfaces; a first display area at the front surface and including a first pixel electrode, a first emissive layer disposed on the first pixel electrode, and a first common electrode on the first emissive layer; a second display area at the corner and including a second pixel electrode, a second emissive layer on the second pixel electrode, and a second common electrode on the second emissive layer; a first inorganic encapsulation layer on the first common electrode and the second common electrode; an organic encapsulation layer on the first inorganic encapsulation layer in the first display area; and a second inorganic encapsulation layer on the organic encapsulation layer in the first display area and on the first inorganic encapsulation layer in the second display area.

Abstract: A method of creating an interface includes: a) adding organometallic compounds to a polymeric material to create an interfacial layer; b) placing the polymeric material having the interfacial layer in a mold; c) heating a deposit material until the deposit material has a predetermined-minimized volumetric density; and d) depositing the deposit material on the interfacial layer. The latent heat of the molten metallic material transfers to the interfacial layer to create chemical bonds and physical interlocks between the interfacial layer and the metallic material. The deposit material cools to form solidified layer on the interfacial layer.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: a plurality of insulating layers; a plurality of wiring pattern layers disposed on at least one surface of the plurality of insulating layers; a via connecting wiring pattern layers, among the plurality of wiring pattern layers, disposed on upper and lower surfaces of one of the plurality of insulating layers to each other; a connection pad disposed on a surface of an outermost layer among the plurality of insulating layers; and a solder resist having a hole exposing at least a portion of the connection pad. An external surface of the solder resist has surface roughness.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first gate oxide layer, and a first source/drain doped region. The first gate oxide layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and the first gate oxide layer includes a main portion and an edge portion having a sloping sidewall. The first source/drain doped region is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and located adjacent to the edge portion of the first gate oxide layer. The first source/drain doped region includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed under the edge portion of the first gate oxide layer in a vertical direction, and the second portion is connected with the first portion.

Abstract: A multi-module battery pack includes a battery tray defining multiple battery tray compartments, battery modules each disposed within a corresponding one of the compartments, and a thermal barrier arranged in a predefined heat transfer path through the tray between an adjacent pair of the battery modules. The thermal barrier has a thickness of at least about 1 mm and a thermal conductivity of less than about 4 W/m-K, such that the thermal barrier blocks the heat transfer path to mitigate a thermal runaway event of one of the adjacent pair of battery modules. An electric powertrain system includes a rotary electric machine having phase leads and an output member, a driven load coupled to the output member, and the multi-module battery pack. A method includes providing the tray, identifying the heat transfer path, and arranging the thermal barrier in the heat transfer path.

Abstract: A lithium complex oxide includes a mixture of first particles of n1 (n1>40) aggregated primary particles and second particles of n2 (n2?20) aggregated primary particles, the lithium complex oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having FWHM (deg., 2?) of 104 peak in XRD, defined by a hexagonal lattice having R-3m space group, in a range of Formula 1: LiaNixCoyMnzM1-x-y-zO2, ??[Chemical Formula 1] where M is selected from: B, Ba, Ce, Cr, F, Mg, Al, Cr, V, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Si, Y, Nb, Ga, Sn, Mo, W, P, Sr, and any combination thereof, 0.9?a?1.3, 0.6?x?1.0, 0.0?y?=0.4, 0.0?z?0.4, and 0.0?1-x-y-z?0.4, ?0.025?FWHM(104)?{0.04+(xfirst particle?0.6)×0.25}?0.025, ??[Formula 1] where FWHM(104) is represented by Formula 2, FWHM(104)={(FWHMChemical Formula 1 powder(104)?0.1×mass ratio of second particles)/mass ratio of first particles}?FWHMSi powder (220).

Abstract: A device for measuring a height includes an inclined portion including a display, a bottom portion connected to the inclined portion, a support vertically connected to the bottom portion, and a laser device disposed in a region where the inclined portion and the support meet each other, the inclined portion, the bottom portion, and the support are connected to each other based on a shape of a right triangle when viewed from a side, the bottom portion includes a support plate for covering the bottom portion, and a switch is included between the bottom portion and the support plate.

Abstract: A system for detecting a defect of an electrode tab, is capable of easily detecting whether an electrode tab is folded during a manufacturing process of a secondary battery, and a method of detecting a defect of an electrode tab using the same is disclosed. The system includes a gripper configured to grasp a unit cell including an electrode and to transfer the unit cell to a magazine and a visual inspection system to detect the electrode tab.